High School Science Teacher

About the role

To direct the academic, social, and emotional growth of students so that each student progresses toward the goals and objectives outlined in both the Individual Education Plan and the Service Plan.

Responsibilities

• Direct student behavior and activities so that the accomplishment of goals is facilitated.
• Create a learning climate that is conducive to the student's intellectual, social, and emotional development.
• Maintain records of student progress and ensure that every student receives credit for work accomplished.
• Participate in projecting future educational needs in programming, equipment, and facilities.
• Work with individual students or groups of students on special instructional projects.
• Provide information that will assist in the development of appropriate learning experiences.
• Develop instructional materials and assist students in the use of available resources.
• Supervise students as they move between instructional areas.
• Develop an educational plan for each student, providing for continuity in learning, as well as maximizing each student's learning potential.
• Communicate with parents/guardians on a bi-weekly basis.
• Record student daily color on force field.
• Attend meetings for advised students (CSE, SPR).
• Provide supervision in hallways or lunchroom when necessary.
• Provide in-depth academic and sociological reports about students at CSE meetings.
• Supervise Teacher's Aide assigned to his/her classroom.
• Follow weekly meeting schedule, attending team and content meetings.
• Update cottage notes daily.
• Maintain valid NYS certification.
• Support Campus School wide PBIS program.
• Maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and First Aid/CPR certification provided by the agency.
• Attend all mandatory in-service training and regularly attend supervision meetings.
• Attend other training and in-services as needed to maintain a level of expertise in the field.
• Perform any additional duties assigned by immediate supervisor.

Requirements

• Provisional or Permanent teaching certification in an academic core area and/or in special education.
• Preferred: Master's Degree in a core academic area.
• Initial or professional certification in an academic core area and/or in special education.
• Experience with "at-risk" emotionally disturbed and/or learning disabled students preferred but not required.
• Compliance with New York State Department of Education certification regulations under the No Child Left Behind Act.
• Valid driver's license, adequate auto insurance, and compliance with New Directions Driver's License and Auto Insurance policies.
• Ability to pass annual physical for Category 3 job classification in accordance with New Directions Employee Health policy.
• Compliance with Agency safety standards.

Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively with youth, families, staff, and community contacts from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to deal effectively with hostile youth and/or families.
• Ability to accept supervision and perform as part of a team.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
• Ability to interface with people (groups and individuals) and communicate within various mediums (logbooks, email, telephone).

Positions Supervised

• Teacher's Aide

Required certification types: Biology & General Science 7-12 & 5-6 Ext {5418}, Physics & General Science 7-12 {5060}, General Science Grades 7-12 Ext. {5091}, Biology 7-12 {5010}, Chemistry 7-12 {5030}, Earth Science & General Science 7-12 & 5-6 Ext {5422}.